Amy Porter

Amy Porter is an attending physician and investigator in the Division of Supportive and Palliative Care at Mass General Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. She holds an A.B. in Anthropology from Princeton University and an M.D.-Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her work bridges medical anthropology and clinical practice, focusing on marginalized populations such as labor migrants with HIV/TB in South Africa and family caregivers of children with medical complexity.

Education:

• Princeton University: A.B. in Anthropology (2005)
• Harvard University: M.D.-Ph.D. in Anthropology

Research interests emphasize integrating ethnographic methods into palliative care, particularly exploring rest and rejuvenation for family caregivers to reimagine pediatric respite care systems. Her earlier work included global health initiatives with mothers2mothers in South Africa and ethnographic studies on healthcare access barriers among vulnerable groups.